Where To Put Bathroom Hooks & Bars For The Best Results When Drying Towels

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You successfully convince yourself to leave the warmth of your bath or shower with the promise of a fluffy dry towel. Instead, you're met with damp, cold linens. If you've had this experience, then you're aware of the misery a poorly hung towel can generate. You know exactly how often you should be cleaning your bathroom towels — every three to five uses — and stick faithfully to that schedule. Reusing a towel a few times between washes is fine, but it must dry out between uses. This reduces the risk of bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and mold reproducing on your towel. Plus, it feels nicer. If your towels are consistently damp, you need to move the bar or hooks to a spot in your bathroom with better ventilation.

Bathrooms are typically the most humid room in a house due to the regular use of water from the shower and sink. Even the most well-ventilated bathrooms are inundated with moisture. Towels are designed to absorb water, and if they're hung close to showers or sinks, they will suck up all that moisture. Then they're less likely to dry out completely between daily (or more often) cleaning sessions. If your towel bar or hooks are too close to the wall, your hung-up towels have no breathing room. Again, they're likely to stay damp right up until you use them next. If you want your towels to dry between uses, you need to find a spot in your bathroom that is well-ventilated and has adequate space.

If your bathroom has wall space under or near a fan, window, door, or dehumidifier (which you should place just outside the bathroom for safety), mount towel hooks or bar there. They're all prime spots for towel hanging. The increased airflow in these areas will allow moisture to leave the towels. It's the most important factor to consider when deciding on a location. Learn the easiest way to clean your bathroom fan, and make it a regular habit, or your towels could end up covered in dust. If you do not have space near any of these features (or don't have any of these features), mount your fixtures on an open wall that's free from anything that could obstruct airflow. It should be on the opposite wall to your shower and vanity, for convenience and perhaps fractionally drier air.

Once you've picked out the most ventilated or moisture-free spot to hang your towels, reconsider your fixtures. Put simply, hooks aren't the best option for dry and fluffy towels. They bunch up the towel at the top and reduce airflow throughout the fabric. Towel bars are a better option for helping towels dry faster, but only if they stick out far enough from the wall. If you can't decide between the two fixtures, go for a rack that has both, like this Lanmel 24 Inch Wall Mounted Foldable Towel Organizer with five hooks.